Western Municipal Water District (Western) is requesting proposals from qualified firms for potholing services needed to verify the feasibility of constructing a few underground conduit duct banks, that are needed for the upcoming SCADA & Communications System Upgrade Project at the Western Water Recycling Facility (WWRF) located at west of I-215 freeway at 22751 Nandina Ave, Perris, CA 92518.
Western installed a comprehensive conduit network at WWRF in 2004 & 2011. The existing conduit network and pull-boxes have been verified to have spare conduits. Western plans to install new fiber optic wiring through the existing spare conduit network for the upcoming SCADA System Upgrade Project. Based on field investigation, there are a few areas that require the installation of a new underground conduit duct banks.
Attachment A (Potholing Plan) shows the proposed locations of where the new underground conduit duct bank is to be installed. The proposed locations need to be potholed to verify if there could be potential utility conflicts. Pothole methodology to consist of drilling & slot trenching, as shown on the potholing plan.
Additional Details
Department: Engineering
Q&A Deadline: September 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Required Submittals: Cost File, Response File, Proposal, Fee Schedule
The work consists of potholing at proposed locations shown in Attachment A (Potholing Plan) to verify potential utility conflicts before installing new underground conduit duct banks. Potholing methodology consists of drilling and slot trenching. This supports Western's plan to install new fiber optic wiring through existing spare conduits at the Western Water Recycling Facility (WWRF), located west of I-215 freeway at 22751 Nandina Ave, Perris, CA 92518, as part of the upcoming SCADA System Upgrade Project.
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